Nigeria: Data Protection Commission's assessment of compliance with compliance audit returns under Data Protection Act
Progress
Current status
in force
30 May 2026 in force
01 Apr 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Nigeria
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Nigeria Data Protection Commission 2025 Data Protection Compliance Audit Return filing deadline expires
On 30 May 2026, the extended deadline to file the 2025 Data Protection Compliance Audit Return (CAR) expires. The CAR is a report organisations file to show compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), 2023. The NDPC had extended the orig…
Event type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Data Protection Commission extended deadline for compliance audit returns under Data Protection Act
On 1 April 2026, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) extended the filing deadline for the data protection compliance audit by 60 days. The extension applies to all data controllers and processors of major importance who are required to sub…
Event type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority